Chenin Blanc

[ shen-in blahngk; French shuh-nan blahn ]

noun

1. a grape used in the making of white wine, especially in the lower Loire valley of France and in California.

Chenin Blanc

/ ʃəˈnɛ̃ blɒŋk /

noun

1. a white grape grown in the Loire region of France and in South Africa, California, New Zealand, and elsewhere, used for making wine
2. any of various light dry white wines made from this grape

Example Sentences

Three wines come chilled in filled-to-meniscus 8-ounce pours: Radley & Finch chenin blanc, mildly lemony-tart to cut the chicken fat, salve any spiciness and ready the maw for the next bite; Two Shepherds sparkling orange for a more puckery, citrus-rind pairing; and a sparkling red, also from Two Shepherds, for fans of a little astringent bitterness.

From Seattle Times

Monsoon was also the first Vietnamese restaurant in Seattle to advocate wine pairing such as caramelized catfish claypot with chenin blanc and lúc lắc shaking beef with a light pinot noir.

From Seattle Times

And he has to remind himself, in interviews, to drop his voice down to basement tones and swear a lot, and maybe not order “a dry chenin blanc” when meeting with potential Hollywood agents.

From Seattle Times

“American Fiction” is a lot like Monk’s drink of choice, Chenin blanc: dry, bracing, elegant and a bit unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times

There she offers a line of wines called Fifth Moon made with grape varieties not common in California, such as grüner veltliner, malvasia bianca and chenin blanc.

From Washington Post